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Electronics Recycling

ONLY EKU STUDENTS can recycle the following personal items at the Geek desk — no University-owned or EKU Employee-owned items may be recycled with us. Items other than a handheld device (e.g., cell phone, PDA, MP3 player), a printer cartridge, batteries, or cord/cable may require a picture ID to recycle. We do not pickup items. We reserve the right to refuse items if we have no space to store them!

Once an item is delivered for recycling, IT Geeks cannot return it to the owner. Participation in this program constitutes a relinquishment of all rights to the item delivered to IT Geeks.

An icon of a smartphoneHandheld Devices

Cell Phones, PDAs, MP3 Players, Kindle, GPS system (NOTE: Wipe the drive inside if you can!)

An icon of a printer ink cartridgePrinter Cartridges

Inkjet, Laser

An icon of a batteryBatteries

Lead acid, lithium, rechargeable, and button batteries. NO alkaline or car batteries or Universal Power Supplies (UPS)

An icon of cablesCables and Cords

Ethernet, power, HDMI, RCA, Power Strips

An icon of a desktop computerComputers, Peripherals, and Parts

Desktop and Laptop and peripherals (e.g., keyboards, mice), computer boards, but NO CRT monitors (NOTE: Wipe the drive inside if you can!)
An icon of a flat-screen TVTVs Flat screens under 35″
An icon of a DVD playerMedia Devices Blu-Ray/DVD players; Roku; Amazon Fire Sticks
An icon of CDsMedia Blu-Ray disk, DVD disks, CDs, Floppy disks
An icon of a USB stickUSB Drives USB drives (NOTE: Wipe the drive inside if you can!)
An icon of a cameraCameras Digital, SLR, Film, Camcorder (NOTE: Wipe the drive inside if you can!)
An icon of a radioRadio Radios under 20 lbs.
An icon of a gaming consoleGame Consoles Any portable game consoles
An icon of a printerOther Small printers, copiers, fax machines, audio equipment

Because of limited space and transportation costs, we can not recycle items such as the ones listed below, or items over 20lbs. You can, however, take them yourself to Kentucky Recycling. We do not pickup items.

An icon of a TV crossed out An icon of a refrigerator crossed out An icon of a microwave crossed out
No old CRT TVs or Monitors No Refrigerators No Microwaves

If you are interested in learning about where discarded electronics end up, as well as the environmental effects they have, check out this short film below.

IT Geeks


521 Lancaster Avenue
Keen Johnson Basement
Richmond, KY 40475
Phone: 859-622-GEEK (4335)
Email: geeks@eku.edu

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